External cephalic version is a procedure that turns your unborn baby into a headfirst position for birth. Find out how it’s done and what it’s like.

If you hear your doctor mention cephalic presentation, you might wonder what it means and whether it's a good thing. Learn more about birth positions, how to move your baby, and cephalic presentation.

Cephalic vein thrombosis is a blood clot in the cephalic vein in the arm. Read about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and outlook.

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In case of breech presentation after 35 weeks, health care providers often try to manually guide the fetus into the right position for birth or the head-down position. This procedure of turning a ...

Cost-effectiveness of external cephalic version for term breech presentation. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2010; 10: 3. Article Google Scholar Download references ...

Although the procedure provides a means of reducing cesarean deliveries, between 20% and 30% of eligible women are not being offered ECV, according to a new practice bulletin.

Changing from the recumbent to the erect position results in profound readjustments in cerebral circulatory dynamics; even moments of the arm affect cephalic circulation.

To determine the odds of cesarean, operative vaginal delivery and vaginal birth after cesarean after successful external cephalic version (ECV) compared with singleton pregnancies eligible for a ...